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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fred Kofman is described in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth” as a former MIT professor and the author of what book?
(a) Bossypants.
(b) Tricks to Success.
(c) Conscious Business.
(d) Academic Achievement.

2. What Stanford professor is cited in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality” as having said, “We need to look out for one another, work together, and act more like a coalition”?
(a) Rosalind Einhorn.
(b) Judith Rodin.
(c) Deborah Gruenfeld.
(d) Cameron Anderson.

3. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of mothers whose husband’s earnings landed in the middle percentiles were out of the labor force in 2006?
(a) 43%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 56%.

4. The author points out a study in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” that showed “that wives who engage in gatekeeping behaviors do” how many more hours of “family work per week than wives who take a more collaborative approach”?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. According to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave,” what percentage of “highly qualified women with children are leaving careers, or ‘off-ramping,’ for a period of time” as a result of parenthood?
(a) 20%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 56%.
(d) 43%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of employed mothers lack sick days and vacation leave, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

2. Of Yale alumni who had reached their forties by 2000, what percentage of the men remained in the workforce, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

3. What kind of presentations does Sheryl Sandberg say she banned at Facebook meetings in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

4. “Of the twenty-eight women who have served as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies,” how many were married, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

5. In what year did Sheryl Sandberg give a TED speech titled "Why we have too few women leaders”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What study regarding “gatekeeping behaviors” is discussed in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

2. Who is one example that is cited by the author as an individual who had to make an immediate choice between career and family in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

3. How does Sandberg describe the hierarchal system at Facebook in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

4. Who does the author praise for embracing emotion in the workplace in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

5. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

6. What does the author suggest one should ask oneself of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

7. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

8. What is the first step to moving forward past gender bias in the workplace, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

9. What is one example of the dangers of blindly following leaders that Sandberg describes in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

10. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

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